Re:Apple has €13bn Irish tax bill overturned
by 6AA4FD on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:06PM
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Does inequality drive you? Personally, I don't work because I want to enjoy more goods, services, or life stability than my friends or family. I work because I want to be able to afford my own health insurance and pay my own grocery bill. I don't think my interest in doing that is really a function of anyone else's insurance or economic status.
Re:Apple has €13bn Irish tax bill overturned
by jokethrowaway on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:25PM
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> Does inequality drive you?
Absolutely! If there is no inequality there is no profit for working more. If I can't earn more by working more then I'll just do the bare minimum and still receive my equal share.
Luckily I never lived under a communist regime to witness it, but I've seen this happen in companies with middle managers who don't care: a few employees start working very little, a few more follow suits, motivated individuals complain, see that nothing happens and then start slacking as well.
same old argument that marx has - that capital ownership (and by extension, capitalism) is the cause for such inequality.
I personally don't think all inequality is the same, and inequality is what drives people. There's a reason why communism, and their strive for equality, has so far failed as a form of governance, and as a form of market economy.